Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1908 — Congress Again In Session. [ARTICLE]

Congress Again In Session.

The national congress convened at Washington this Monday morning. In a telegram to the Indianapolis Star Louis Ludlow, the Washington ccrrespondent says: "This congress is apt to usher in an era of progressiveness in legislation such as the country has not known for a generation or longer. The reactionaries of congiess have been dethroned and the progressives are about to step into the saddle. Unless all signs fall the legislation of the session about to begin will be molded by the progressives and not by the reactionaries.” Mr. Ludlow gives credit to Presi-dent-elect Taft for breaking the backbone ot reaction in congress, and anticipates some wholesome legislation at the regular session and at the special session which Is to fellow the Inauguartion of the new president on the 4th of next March.